Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested four suspected notorious cultists in a midnight raid in the Egbeda area of Lagos State, recovering firearms and ammunition during the operation.
According to a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Adebisi, the suspects were apprehended following credible intelligence about “suspected cultists conducting an initiation ceremony at midnight within the Egbeda area of Lagos State.” Acting on the intelligence, operatives of the Command launched a covert operation that led to their arrest.
The suspects have been identified as Nurudeen Ganiu (34), Oluwaleke Fagbula (38), Emmanuel Silas (41), and Nurudeen Abdullahi (41). During the operation, police recovered one locally made cut-to-size pistol, one English Beretta pistol loaded with ten live cartridges, and a jack knife from the suspects.
Police Reveal Cult Gang Operations Details
Further investigation reportedly revealed that one of the suspects is a “notorious cult gang kingpin” and a rusticated university student in Ogun State, allegedly expelled in 2022 due to cult-related activities. The Command noted that the gang has been involved in thuggery and has been “terrorising residents of Egbeda and its environs for some time.”
Police also stated that the suspects confessed to being members of the Eiye Confraternity, adding that the group operates using motorcycles to launch attacks on unsuspecting members of the public and disrupt gatherings at gunpoint.
The Commissioner of Police commended the operatives for their professionalism and swift response, describing the operation as part of ongoing efforts to rid the state of cultism and violent crime. He further assured residents that the Command remains committed to ensuring public safety and urged the public to provide timely and credible information through designated emergency lines.
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